Color correcting for print.

[Armadillo7]

I had some prints made by Mpix and they look good but are too dark. So I asked for and got the ICC profiles for their paper. I want to color correct the images myself instead of letting them do it.
Is there any easy way to color correct the image with Phooshop CS3?

I have the image opened twice, one with soft proofing on. I can switch back and forth to compare them. The proofed one has some greens wrong (too yellow) but I cant seem to get them to match. I've tried manipulating that color but it does not fix it.
Thanks for any help.

 

[JJMacks]

One of the most common reason why image print dark is because the images have been edited by some one that used a machine and the machine LCD display was set up too bright. The images look great on screen but the images themselves are too dark.
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JJMack

 

[Peano]

I have the image opened twice, one with soft proofing on. I can
switch back and forth to compare them. The proofed one has some
greens wrong (too yellow) but I cant seem to get them to match.

They're not supposed to match. The purpose of soft-proofing is to adjust the soft-proofed version (using the printer profile) so the colors look the way you want them to look in print.

When you toggle back to Photoshop's color-managed view, it shouldn't look the same as it does under the printer profile.

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~ Peano
http://www.radiantpics.com

 

[Tom Bennett]

everything I send to mpix I have to lighten 12 % or it is too dark and what I print at home on my epson is a match to my system. So I send out as little as possible plus I like the way the epson prints look a lot better.

 

[Armadillo7]

They're not supposed to match. The purpose of soft-proofing is to
adjust the soft-proofed version (using the printer profile) so the
colors look the way you want them to look in print.

When you toggle back to Photoshop's color-managed view, it shouldn't
look the same as it does under the printer profile.

Yes I know, that's what I am trying to fix. I am manipulating the colors on the proofed version to better match the other one. But I cant get the colors right.
I was hoping there was an easy Photoshop trick to fix that.

 

[Peano]

[never mind ...]
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~ Peano
http://www.radiantpics.com